The first thing we noticed is the house did not look nearly as big as the pictures present it. It looked like a really big house, but it was not. It is very possible that the size was mentioned in the listing and we overlooked it. However, it is a lovely home and everything in the pictures are represented correctly.
The house was "clean" but there were things that made us feel like it wasn't; dried food on spatula, food crumbs on floor under cabinet, a moldy shower curtain liner (we bought a new one), the 2nd bathroom needs a new tub, there was mold in grout and on bottom of tub, so it looked dirty but it was just stained. There were food crumbs in fridge, the dishwasher was filled with smelly water (probably sat for awhile) it really smelled bad when we arrived, which made us feel like it had been awhile since the house had been checked. I will say that we called company, the manager apologized and came over himself to try to address/clean the dishwasher (the maintenance man wasnt available until the next day). He did clean it out well with clorox to kill germs and the smell. He also purchased a new pool stick as one of them was broken.
Once we got over those initial issues, we did enjoy the house. The pool table was great, the swimming pool was clean and the house was comfortable for us.
I love the beach, we tried a couple closer beaches but ended up driving to Sanibel daily which was over 30 minute drive. We found a stretch of public beach by the bridge between Sanibel and Captiva and enjoyed watching the dolphins throughout the day, jumping and swimming close to the beach. Not crowded, lots of shell collecting and great swimming.
We felt safe, nice neighbors throughout the subdivision and lots of good eating close by. The boys were able to go to batting cages and the kids played putt putt as well.
Once we got past the initial issues we had a great time.